1 Chronicles 4:9
1 Chronicles 4:9 — The New International Version (NIV)
9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.”
1 Chronicles 4:9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
1 Chronicles 4:9 — New Living Translation (NLT)
9 There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because his birth had been so painful.
1 Chronicles 4:9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
9 Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
1 Chronicles 4:9 — New Century Version (NCV)
9 There was a man named Jabez, who was respected more than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because she said, “I was in much pain when I gave birth to him.”
1 Chronicles 4:9 — American Standard Version (ASV)
9 And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
1 Chronicles 4:9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
9 And Jabez was more honoured than his brethren; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with pain.
1 Chronicles 4:9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez [Painful], because she said that his birth was painful.
1 Chronicles 4:9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez and said, “I gave birth to him in pain.”
1 Chronicles 4:9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
9 Jabez was honored more than his brothers; and his mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
1 Chronicles 4:9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
9 And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
1 Chronicles 4:9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
9 Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez. She had said, “I was in a lot of pain when he was born.”
1 Chronicles 4:9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, “Because I bore him with pain.”